Kishorilal wants an Indian bride for his westernised son. He gets him engaged to Ganga, his friend's daughter, and brings her to USA. But she shares a deeper bond with Arjun, Kishorilal's foster son.
Acting
Amrish Puri's Kishorilal — patriarch you love to hate.
Score
Nadeem-Shravan's earworms that outlived the film.
Direction
Subhash Ghai at his most unsubtle, which is saying something.
Director
Subhash Ghai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mahima Chaudhry's debut role was originally offered to several established actresses who passed on playing a 'village girl.'
The film became a touchstone for 90s NRI anxiety — diaspora kids either cringed at its accuracy or its exaggeration, rarely both.
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